Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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